Mercedes-Benz Gls 580 Reliability by Year

Based on 2M+ real complaints filed with the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)

12 NHTSA complaints (2020–2025).Complaint rate: 7.5 per 1,000 vehicles.

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Should I buy a Mercedes-Benz Gls 580?

Quick answer from 12 NHTSA complaints · 2020–2025

Most Mercedes-Benz Gls 580 years show comparable, moderate complaint volumes. No specific year stands out as dramatically worse than its siblings. Any year within the data range should perform similarly — focus inspection on the individual VIN history rather than avoiding a specific year.

✓Best years to buy

Keep scrolling for year-by-year complaint trends, recall campaigns, and component breakdowns — or click any year above for a full report.

Severity Score
137.6
Complaints
12
Crash Rate
0.0%
Fire Rate
0.0%
Injuries
1
Fatalities
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What Happened to 1,599 Mercedes-Benz Gls 580s On the Road

Complaints record what owners reported. These are the outcomes actually recorded against 1,599 Mercedes-Benz Gls 580 VINs built 2020–2024 — accidents, title brands and odometer flags from our vehicle-history database, not from the NHTSA complaint file.

Accident History
16.0%
Salvage Title
0.1%
Total Loss
0.0%
Frame Damage
2.3%
Reported Stolen
0.0%
Odometer Issues
0.5%

Typical Mercedes-Benz Gls 580 on record: 1.3 owners on average, 32,454 average miles.

Which Years to Buy & Avoid

Years auto-clustered by complaint volume relative to this model's median.

Rankings based on raw NHTSA complaint counts. Sales volume data not yet available for this model.

Bottom line: The 2023 Mercedes-Benz Gls 580 had a notable spike in NHTSA complaints. Other years had typical complaint volumes.

Avoid These Years

2023
~5/yr complaints

Average

2020
~2/yr complaints
2022
~2/yr complaints

Better Years

No years stand out as significantly better.

Too New

2024
2 complaints so far

Need 3+ years on the road for reliable complaint data.

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Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA complaint count per model year

Data Sources & Methodology

Complaints: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation consumer complaint database (12 records for this model). Public domain data, updated monthly.

Sales data: Not yet available for this model. Complaint counts are shown as raw numbers.

On-road outcomes: Accident, title-brand, theft and odometer records for 1,599 Mercedes-Benz Gls 580 VINs in our vehicle-history database. Independent of the NHTSA complaint file — a complaint is what an owner reported, these are what was recorded against the vehicle. Year-level figures are shown only for model years with at least 200 VINs on record.

Rate calculation: Complaints per 10,000 vehicles sold = (complaint count / US annual sales) x 10,000. This normalizes for sales volume so high-volume models like Civic or Camry aren't unfairly penalized.

Year classifications: AVOID = 1.5x+ the model's median complaint count. GOOD = 0.6x or below. Years less than 3 years old are marked TOO NEW (insufficient data).

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